Carrie Lam

Carrie Lam (13 May 1957-) was Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 1 July 2017, succeeding Leung Chun-ying.

Biography
Carrie Lam was born in Wan Chai, Hong Kong in 1957, and she became a civil servant in 1980 and served in various government agencies. In 2007, she was appointed Secretary for Development by Donald Tsang, and she gained a reputation as a tough fighter for her role in the controversial demolition of the Queen's Pier. She went on to serve as Chief Secretary for Administration from 2012 to 2017, and she held talks with opposition leaders during the 2014 protests. In 2017, she became the first female Chief Executive in Hong Kong history, and her government cracked down on the Hong Kong National Party and pushed for the controversial 2019 amendment to the extradition law, leading to widespread anti-Chinese protests attended by 2 million Hong Kongers.